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VOL. XLII—NO. 352.
DEMAND RETURN OF TROOPS
TORTURECAUSED:
DEATH Of 1 MEN
FOUND IN LAKE
hologists Tell of Special
Device for Punish
ment.
SLASHED WITH RAZORS
shed Bones Taken From
Bodies Produced in
Court.
Bastrop. t*., J*n- «-V r -
Duval, pathologist, testified today
the open hearing investigation of mask
ed band outrages in Morehouse parish,
flatly declared injuries he found when
he performed autopsies on ‘he bodtea «
Watt Daniels and I let.her Rich ar -
masked band victims, must batbe
Produced by some device of torture and
nflicted with the arms of the men
Outstretched, either perpendicularly or
»h 0 Printed the report
bf the autopsy conducted by
End Dr. John A. I.anford. his associate,
krought his testimony to a
[nd a climax by producing bones taken,
from the bodies of the two men show-
L. fractures of the arms and legs al-
Eost equidistant—in each instance in
three places, and portions of the
Irnshed skulls and other bones
I Dr Duval declared that the fra*
lures and injuries to the bodies> could
Lot have been produced by the «
Lotion of dynamite which the
Ending of the bodies on the surface of
l ake LaFouche in the northern part
If Morehouse parish two weeks ago--
Lur months after thr two men had
Aeon kidnaped -by a band of masked
bones of tbe arms and legs
Tre broken in throe places. Du
nival said, “the striking features of
ie fractures or breaks in the bones,
Iways three in number in the arms
nd legs, were that they were about
lndications were breaks
reduced by some force or forces tnat
line from different directions.
Bodies Cut During Ute.
“When would you say the cutting
pcration performed on Daniels bods
Mik place?" Dr. Duval was asked.
“During life," the physician replied.
He testified that the head was
-ushed "by forces coming In different
irections ss though from some mstru
ient. such as a vise."
“Could the injuries have been pro
need by beating?" ..
[“I don't think so," Dr. Duval said.
“Were the injuries inflicted before
Lath?” Attorney General Coco who
inducted the ouestioning, asked.
[“Yes." Dr. Duval replied.
He explained that any one of ser
ial injuries noted could have caused
Fath.
“My idea is that the body was most
humanely tortured." Dr. Duval said
| answer to another question.
IThe report as to the body of Rich
his—of broken bones and lacerations
[were similar.
“Dynamite explosions could not have
roduced the results found in the
Idles," Dr. Duval declared. "They
[uld not have caused the multiple
actures.
p-Another thing, the breaks of the
k bones of the two bodies —24 in all
[were almost couidistant.”
Was Not Dynamite.
|“What would have been the result
| the flesh had it been possible to
Induce the result on the bones by a
|namite explosion?" Dr. Duval was
pit would have torn the bodies to
kei," Dr. Duval said.
of the bodies were virtually
fart. Dr. Duval said, as were the
fern al organs. ,
in addition to the crushing of the
pea. Dr. Duval testified that a crith
I operation had been performed on
inieh with evidence to show that the
rt cut away had been removed by a
prp instrument, evidently a knife or
[razor. .
■)r. Duval said the examination of
► bodies showed that the injuries and
Liahmcnts were inflicted before
kth.
[The presence of blood was ore of
I points which showed that the in
ries were ante-mortem. Dr. Dura!
EVELYN NESBIT ILL
ter Wife of Harry K. Thaw in
Serious Condition.
\tUntie City, N. J„ Jan. • — Evelyn
kbit, former wife of Harry K. Thaw,
i in 1906 shot and killed Stanford
Lite on the roof of Madison Square
Men. is in a private hospital here,
ically ill with pleuro-pneumonia. She
« removed to tie hospital Thursday
fering from a severe cold. Her phy
hn said her condition was so serious
no visitors, except her 12-year-old
Russell Thaw, were allowed to risit
To Bid for State Fund,.
Lustin, Tex.. Jan. 6.—A call of bids
the state and national banks for de
[tories of state funds for the period
March 1. 1925. was issued by
•ffSw Depository Board yesterday
k will be opened February 7. Banka
required to submit bids showing
best they will pay on state foods
Deposit. . _ J
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
Pension for Veteran
of 85 Is Raised an
Hoar After His Death
Wichita. Kan.. Jan. •.—Years of
activity, of anxiety and prayer in an
endeavor to get his pension raised
from $5O to $72 a month so that he
could live more comfortably were
rewarded one hour too late for Will
R. Kessler. 80, a Civil War veteran
and pioneer of Wichita, who died at
his home here after nn illness of
several months. An hour after his
death notification was received that
the increase had been granted. He
formerly was mayor of Quincy, Illi
nois.
BLOODY TRAIL LEADS
OFFICERS TO HIDING
PLACE OF BANDIT
Armed Guards Surround
lowa Jail Where Out
laws Are Confined.
Sioux City, lowa, Jan. The fifth
member of the bandit gang which fought
with officers at Maurice, lowa, early
yesterday morning wounding three of
them, was found wounded hiding in a
hay stack, three miles north of Ireton
by a sheriffs posse lac night. A trail
of blood across the snow led the officers
to the place where the gunman who was
believed to be Harry Dury of Sioux
City, lay seriously wounded, bullets
having pierced his abdomen.
Four other members of the hank ban
dits, two of them known to Sioux City
police were captured earlier in the day.
One bandit is still at largo.
Guarded by a squad of armed men,
the five bandits are held in the county
jail at Orange City, lowa.
DRY AGENTS CLAIM
RUM RUNNER SINKS
IN NEW YORK HARBOR
Two of Crew fwj 100(
Cases of Whiskey Lost
in Storm.
New York. Jan. •■—Caught in the
stonn that has been beating the Atlan
tic, a sea going tug of the rum running
flotilla, floundered and sank off Am
brose light-ship, Tuesday night with
two hands of the crew of three and 1000
cases of whiskey, the dry navy report
ed yesterday to Prohibition Zone Chief
John D. Appleby.
The report said that the tug, one of
the three recently to go down in the
three mile limit vicinity, had taken the
liquor off a mother ship anchored at
sea.
The dry navy officials claim that fif
teen rum runners have b H sunk in
New York harbor since enforcement
of the Volstead act began.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Kcutucky Officers HoH Man Sneperted
of Killing Coal Company Manager.
Henderson. Ky., Jan. •.—Ollie Gib
bons, 34. war arrested here early last
night charged with the murder of Gue
Noffsingcr. also 34, general manager
of tbe Southland Coal company, whose
body was found at the door of hi*
garage early Sunday morning.
A vonfesaioh had been obtained from
Mrs. Noffainger, the official* declared,
which alleged that she and Gibbons had
planned the death of her husband. (Gib
bon*. according to police, formerly had
boarded at the Noffsinger home.
THE WEATHER
TEMPER ATTREU.
JAX’.. S.
2 P. m €4 : a. m 5?
* P m 71 S a. ii.„ 3 {
4 p. m 72 4 a. m 52
5 P. m 73 5 a. m. .55
* P- m 71 * a. m £6
7 P. 7 a. -n 34
8 P- m *...47 « a. m
9 P. m «4 e a. M
It P. m.?.*».*..15 10 a. .n 54
11 P- rn 48 11 a. m
13 midnleht 61 it nonn *7
JAN. 4. 1 p. m €9
1 a. m 59 2 p. t. .. 72
WEATHER.
San Antonia and vicinity : Saturday
night partly cloudy to cloudy, warmer;
Sunday, unsettled; warmer Sunday: mini
mum temperature. 54 to 42< moderate to
tree haoutherly winds.
East Texas: Partly cloudy to cloudy:
•••armor except in aoutheaat portion; Sun
day. unsettled; warmer In northeaat por
tion.
West Texas: Satprdav night parti?
cloudy; warmer except In extreme weat
portion; Sunday, partly cloudy; colder in
the Panhandle.
HOME WEATHER FOR T(H fURTS.
St. IjOuia: Temperature. 24: cloudy: •-
mlle wind from the northeast; lowest tem
perature in last 24 hours. 24. highest 81.
Chieago: Temperature. 21: cloudy; 19-
ml!e wind from the narthaast; lowest tem
perature in last 24 hoar*. 24; highest, 30.
Kt* —n City: Temperature. 20; cloudy;
4-mile wind from the*south; lowest tem
peratare in last 24 hours. II: highest. M.
New Tsek: Temperature. 40; cloudy; 4-
mile wind from the east: lowest temper
ature iw last 24 hours, 12: highest. 40.
Washington: Temperature, 94: doudy; •-
nils wind from the west; lowest tempera
ture in last 14 hours, If; highest, W*
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1923. —TEN PAGES
THOMASF. 8W
IS FOUND HEAD
IN BED AT HOME
Wealthy Real Estate Owner
Was in Eighty-sixth
Year.
LIVED HERE 50 YEARS
Built Brady Building on
Houston Street When
Near 80 Years Old.
Thomas F. Brady, 86 ye«rs old, own
er of extensive real estate holdings in
San Antonio including nn office build
ing at Houston and Bt. Mary's streets,
was found dead in his bed at his home,
East Houston street, early Sat
urday morning.
Although Mr. Brady has been in fail
ing health for many years, he went to
bed Friday night feeling as usual and
death came as a surprise. During the
last year his health has gon* down more
rapidly, although he has been able to
take care of his business.
Mr. Brady was born in Ireland but
came to the United States etrly in life
settling in San Antonio oAr 50 years
ago. He began business here in a small
way and was connected with an insur
ance firm at firet. Later on be gradu
ally changed his business into buying
and selling real estate and was engaged
at that at the time of his death.
Mr. Brady was near 80 years old at
the rime tliat be constructed the eight
story Brady building at St. Mary's and
Houston streets. In addition to this
valuable piece of property be owned
other real estate sites and buildings
,jn various parts at the city.
Mr. Brady is survived by" Lia widow,
and four children, James T. Brady,
Francis Brady and iMdy Brady of San
Antonio and Mrs. lona Hunter of El
Paso. Tb» body is being held at the
Zisik Undertaking Company pending
funeral arrangements.
40 WOMEN BOWLERS
DEFEND BEER PIPE
UNE DURING RAID
Fair Athlete Knocks Agent's
Hat Off and Stamps
Her Foot.
New Ym*. Jan. •.—Prohibition
agents announced today 'bey had found
a real beer pipeline lending from a bar
room to tbe bowling alleys of the York
ville Women's Bowling Club yesterday,
and that when they raided both places
they were threatened with pins and balls
by 40 irate bowlers. .
Tbe women, according to the agents,
were having a good time bowling and
quaffing beer,
Tbe women jostled the four agents
and threatened dire things, but the
nearest approach to actual viilcnce wa«
when one bowler threw au agent's hat
out of a window and stamped her foot.
The owner of the hall and the bar
tender were arrested, charged with vio
lating the Volstead act.
DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL
SoMier Dies of EffecU From Poisoning
of New Year’s Drink.
Death from wood alcohol poisoning is
said to have claimed tbe life of Harold
Sanford, Friday. Sanford whs a pri
vate in Company F. Ninth Infantry,
Fort Sam Houston, and died at the sta
tion hospital. x
On the night of December 30 the Sol
dier was arrested by military police and
brought to the military police headquar
ters charged with being drunk. M bile
in jail he lieeame critically ill and was
rushed to the station hospital. Physi
cianc at the hospital saw! that hie ill
nexa was caused by wood alcohol poison
ing.
it was not determined that deaib was
caused by wood alcohol poisoning until
late Friday after a poet mortem exam
ination bad been made.
TURKS ARE PEEVED
Leave Ijuisannc Conference Mhen Al-
Mes Insist on Vmenian Home.
By the Associoted frees.
I-ausaane. Jan. •.—The, Turkish dele
gation to tl>e Near East conference left
tbe meeting hall today as a protest
against the Allied insistence upon the
establishment of an Armenian National
Home.
Riza Nur Bey. the Turkish spokes
man. declared be understood tbe Al
lied interest in the Armenians and oth
ers was because the Allies had incited
them to revolt and therefore felt mor
ally bound to help them.
According to the Greek version of the
meeting—thia session, like all others,
was secret —Riza Nur Bey used these
words:
“You are interested in them because
they served you as agents during the
war. Ido not wish to know what you
have to say on this subject.” ■■
Payt Income Tax on Beauty
Maybell Griffen, Baltimore beauty, lias been asked by the United States to
par an income tax on her beauty, according to news disjiatcbes. The income
tax is being levied on a $5OO-beauty prize and a gown, worth $lOOO. given to her
by a. Baltimore department store. She contends that the dress was a gift. Au
thorities say it was something earned by capitalized beauty.
GAS EXPLOSION AT
BRECKENRIDGE MAY
BE FATAL TO THREE
Large Building Blown to
Pieces When Pipe
Line Breaks.
Breckenridge. Tex.. Jan. •.—Three
men were probably fatally injured and
eight others were seriously injured in
a gaa expiotjen'in As Central Gaso
line Prouucing company's blau'. pn
miles northeast of here late yesterday
afternooa. The explosion occurred
when a pipe carrying three million cubic
feet of gas parted. The building. 120
feet by 46 feet, was blown to pieces.
Three other men were slightly in
jured in rescue work. Only six of
the twenty men employed at the plant
escaped injury.
It is considered miraculous that all
of the employed were not instantly kill
ed as the plant was transformed into
a mass of burning gas by the parting
of the pipe.
IRISH ATTACK TOWN
Dublin Hears Irregulars Take I»M’or
tant National Center.
Dublin. Jan. «.—lrregulars carried
out an attack on Mill street, an impor
tant national center of Cork county,
Thursday night. Reports of. their suc
cess differ. One says the town was
Raptured, another that the outlying
posts were raptured, but that the gar
rison defending tbe town repulsed the
attack after seven hours of fighting.
In any case it seems tbe Irregulars cap
tured tbe radio station,", thus prevent
ing the Nationals from calling' rHnforce
ments..
A National sergeant major was killed
arid five of the National forces were
wounded. It is stated the Irregulars
suffered several casualties.
Five national soldiers acting as es
cort to officers conveying money from
a bank, were ambushed in . Waterford
today. One of the soldiers was killed
and ’two Were
WIFE KILLS HUSBAND
St. Woman Declares Her Life
Was Threatened.
St. louis. Mo.. Jan. •.—Christ
D'Amico. 30 years old. whs shot eight
times and instantly tilled in the bail
ment of his home late last'evening, by
his pretty 10-yenr-old' wife Mary, who
told the police that her husband re»
fused to' support ahd threatened to kill
her if she did not go to work. Mas.
D'Amico was hHd as a witness for the
coroner.
\Ueg«f Swindler HMd.
Ctilragn. Jan. •.—Dchiel A. Rldd,
alias Brbol:*'.'alleged by police- to hive
sr. imllo.l ’ ,*250.<k10 from Wealthy per
sons was brought here yesterday' front
New York to enswer to four charges
of operating a con fid “nee game.
All Ready, Smile, and Then
Watch for “Snapshot Sam”
“Snapshot Sam" .starts his campaign of happiness to
day. Hundreds of persons who come downtown Sat
urday will see him, and hundreds of smiling faces
will be recorded on the films of “Snapshot Sam’s”
camera.
Watch for him and when you see him, smile. "You
may be one of the winners of the prizes to be awarded
dailj’.' Five dollars in cash and six tickets to the Ma
jestic theater to be awarded daily by "Snapshot Sam.”
Watch The Light tomorrow, folks, more about the
funny photographer who is going to give away prizes
। to the people o( San Antonio. ।
ALLEGED CONFESSION
TELLS PLOT TO KILL
HUSBAND, POLICE SAY
Believe Couple Planned to
Collect Insurance and
Get Married.
Htudmnn. Ky.. Jon •.—Guz NoH
*in|vr, 34. general managar of tbe
Southland Coal Company, a victim of a
•“bamtner nrurd»r,“ was Jain aa tbe
result of an iHieit romance between hia
widow and one of his elose friends,
officials declared, following tbe arrest
last night of Mrs Noffsinger, 2f>, and
Ollie Gibbons, 34, tho friend.
Gibbons was taken to Owensboro,
Ky., for safekeeping.
An alleged voluntary confession by
Mrs. Noffsinger was directly respon
sible for definite action last night, offi
cers declared. The coal man’s widow
was quoted as having named Gibbons
as tbe slayer of her husband, and also
aas having said she knew in advance
tbe killing was to take place.
The couple planned, according to the
woman’s alleged statement, to kill Noff
singer. obtain his insurance, and go
awny together and be married.
"Several weeks ago Ollie suggested
that be buy some poison and that I
place it in Gus’ coffee," officers quoted
the alleged confession as having stated,
“but I told him I would not commit
murder,”
SUE U. S. FOR $8,315,381
l/rndon Board ot Trade Bases Haim on
Damage to Vessels.
Washington. D. C„ Jan. •.—A claim
of 1,792.108 pounds, or approximately
$8,315,381, filed by the board of trade
of London against the United States
government for reconditioning ten for
mer German vessels used in bringing
American troops home after the armis
tice, and later allocated to Great Brit
ain. was made public today by the ship
ping board. Tbe claim, it was an
nounced, will be referred to the ship
ping board’s department of claims for
investigation before action ia taken.
The commubication to tbe shipping
board from the board of trade recites
the post-war agreement whereby the
vessels were turned over to the United
Slates for repatriation work pending
final decision by the associated goverrz
men s as to final ownership, under
which 1 this country was to deliver the
vessels to life government given.title to
them it| the same good condition In
wEfr-h they were received from Ger
many.
Statement of tbe British claim in
< ludea’items of repair of damage exist
ing at.tiptp of delivery to tbe British
government, aside from normal, wear
and tear' cost of missing equipment
supplied; proportion of port charges in
curred at time of delivery: preparation
of estimated demurrage during period
of reconditioning, and interest.
UIHY WIDOW
GUNS FREEDOM
ONSSODOBOND
Held for Grand Jury as
Habeas Corpus Hear
ing Ends.
NEW DEED DISCOVERED
Husband Willed Her His
Millions Just Before :
• He Died.
San Augustine, Tex., Jan. •.—Ferma
nent bond of $5OOO, pending the meets
ing of the grand jury in March, was
agreed upon at 10:45 this morning for
Mrs. Lillian Knox, pretty 38-year-old
widow of Hiram Knox, millionaire lum
berman. whom she is charged with slay
ing. The fixing of bond ends the habeas
corpus hearing before Judge V. H.
Stark in tbe first district court here.
The new evidence that war presented
in tbe habeas corpus proceedings was a
deed, executed by the slain man five
days before his death, transferring all
his property, valued at several million
dollars, “personal and real" to his wife.
The deed was discovered in the county
clerk’s records at San Augustine by a
newspaperman and was immediately
called to tbe attention of the attorneys
in the case. . .
The deed is a voluminous document
and lists in detail the great properties
scsttered over many parts at TelB J
that are transferred to Mrs. Knox. It
indicates that half of ths lumberman"
estate had previously been transferred
to his wife, and that the present docu
ment transferred th" remaining half.
The only consideration mentionsd »
“love and affection."
In Houston.
The d-ed waa eignzd.l'efoi* a imtary
public in Houston on November 2t and
waa filed for record in San Augustine
the following day. The Houston
notary. Otto Hochuli, was quoted an
saying last night that Knox appeared
before him on November 21 and signed
tbe deed in person. He stated that
he did not know tbe lumberman in
timately but was quita sure that it
was Knox who called on him and that
the document was genuine.
State attorneys intimated that they
wouW question the validity of the deed.
It has been stated during the hearings
that the handwriting of Mr. and Mrs.
Knox is ao much alike that anly those
who are very familiar with both are
able to tell them apart. The state
was expected to make are of this in
formation in attempting to show that
letters found on the body of the slain
man were forgeries.
Kefuscd to Make $25,000 Bond.
The hearing of Mrs. Knox shifted
from the Hemphill justice'a court to
the district court here yesterday, after
the widow s attorneys had rtfured to
make the $35,000 bond set recently by
a justice court.
Mrs. Knox continued spparently un
perturbed yesterday, smiling at rela
tives snd newspapermen. For the
first time, however, she broke down
and wept when a newspaperman show
ed her a picture of herself and five
children, which he desired permission
to use. snd remarked that he could not
believe that the mother of such a fam
ily was a murderer.
Mrs. Knox is the mother of six
children, although she is but 3(1 years
old. She has retained much of her
youth, and her manner is quick and
vivacious. She lias anpeared at all
sessions of the hearings gowned in
deep black.
HOOVER DECLINES
JOB AS SECRETARY
OF THE INTERIOR
Will Stick by Intention of
Building Commerce De
partment.
Washington. D. C M Jan. •.—Presi
dent Harding todsy tendered Secretary
of Commerce Hoover the place as sec
retary of the interior which Albert B.
Fall will vacate on March 4, but, after
a conference, it was decided that Mr.
Hoo“er would retain his present posi
tion.
The President was said to have called
Secretary Hoover’s attention to the
fact that, in point of seniority, tbe
interior department ranks above the
commerce department.
Secretary Hoover, bowc-er. recalled
that on entering the administration he
bad declared it bis ambition to “make
a real department” out of the com
merce organization. To this purpose,
he told the President, he intended to
adhere.
Many Injured in Collision.
By the Associated Freaa.
DuMin, Jan. «.—Many persons were
injured in a collision on the Great
Northern Line near Dublin today when
an engine, removed from a freight train
by armed men and rent steaming at
."uIl speed toward Dublin, crashed into
a passenger train from Howtb. The
passenger train was derailed by the
shock. Two of the injured were taken
to a Dublin hospital. o-
ON RH
REED AND HITCHCOCK SAY
EUROPEAN TROUBLE PLACES
AMERICAN ARMY IN PERIL
Administration Criticized for Not Carry
ing Out Campaign Pledge — “Great
Cry for Vengeance Will Go Up” if
American Blood Shed in “Hell-pot
Brewing Over There,” Reed Declares.
Senators Point Out Likelihood of
France Invading Germany.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 6.— Declaring that “trouble may
break out at any time” involving American forces on the
Rhine, Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, today asked the
Senate to act at once on his resolution for return of the
American troops to the United States.
In calling up his resolution Senator Reed declared the
administration wa« committed to return of the troops ai d
had carried out only in part the pledge made by President
Harding in the 1920 campaign.
The senator estimated that American occupation on the
Rhineland had cost more than $275,000,000, on which ac
count Germany had paid about $34,000,000. He added
there was very little prospect of getting any more from Ger
many, at least as long as France continues to stand in the
way and trouble may break out at any time.
“If trouble does break out, it may become embarrassing
to our little force on the Rhine,” he continued. “If France
invades Germany, our troops might be attacked, and the
moment word is brought that American blood has been shed,
a great cry will go up to avenge that act.
“It is time to get our troops away from that hell-put
they are brewing over there.”
ASKS LAW TO PUNISH
BUYER OF UQUOR AS
WELL AS BOOTLEGGER
Representative Upshaw De
termined to Break Up
Booze Traffic.
WMhingtun. D. C„ Jan. • A bill
designed to h.lp break up bootlegging
by making tbe buyer of outlaw liquor
equally guilty with the seller* was in
troduced today by Representative Up
shaw. Democrat, Georgia, who recently
charged in the House that not all pub
lic officials practice what they preach
in regard to prohibition.
UNCONFIRMED REPORT
REACHES CITY VILLA
HAS BEEN KILLED
Border Rumor Is That For
mer Chieftain Assis
sinated at Cantillo.
An unconfirmed report reaching
San Antonio from tbe border Saturday!
ia that Francisco Villa was assasin
ated early Saturday morning at Canu
tillo. The report Is from Carraneista
sources and it was not possible here
to confirm it.
By many the report was taken as >
“just another report of Villa's death."
while some held that -it was correct, j
Villa is known to have Mood by the |
Obregon government in its many recent
difficulties.
SEVEN BUILDINGS BURN
Businres Section of Oklahoma Town
Swept By Fire.
Wilson. Okla.. Jan. «.—Seven frame
buildings, housing twelve business es
tablishments. were destroyed in a fire
which swept the business section here
early this morning. The estimated
loss is- $lOO,OOO. Two men are held
pending *n investigation of the origin
of the blase.
Would Grow More Cotton.
Melbourne. Australia, Jan. (.—The
Victorian cabinet has decided to co
operate with rhe commonwearre gov
ernment in giving guarantees to cotton
growers with a view to stimulating pro
duction of the
Radio Communication With China.
San Francisco. Jan. •-—Commercial
radio i-ommunication between the
United States and China ba" been es
tablished. the Federal Telegraph Com
pany announced. ._ . „ ~ , _
HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS
Declaring there nas grave danger nt
France invading and taking part nt
Germany, and pointing to troubles in
the Near East. Senator Rndd added
that “Europe is in a highly inflam
mable condition with her insistanee
on a prior claims.
No Reason For Troops.
“There is no good reason for retain
ing troops along tbe Rhine so far as
American interests are concerned.
Peace bas come and every considera
tion demands their return. Why have
they been kept there? They must b*
retained theref or some other country
and not in tbe service of the Voiced
States.”
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, rank
ing Democrat on the foreign relations
committee, said “The psychological mo
ment had arrived” to examine into the
administration, -but it seems that
they may be justly criticiaed.” Point
ing to the rupture between France and
Great Britain on reparations he argued
that -it is no longer expedient or
-afe ’ for America to be represented
on the Rhine.
ABANDON SMALL CHILD
Baby Found on Slops ol Family Hhn
Have Seven < hildreu ot Their Own-
“Take care of my baby—l may claim
her in six months—name her Consuela.”
This was tbe message contained in an
unsigned note riuned to the elothinz
wrapped about a pretty Mexican hab».
probably a week old. who was found
by Mr. and Mrs. Jose Gomez. 30D gnu
Luis street, on their front porch at
2:30 Saturday morning.
The crying of the iufant aroused the
couple from their sleep. They saw no
one about the premises when they dis
covered the child. They carried the
baby into tbe house and found an old
skirt and a piece of a mosquito bar bad
been used in which to wrap tbe wee bit
of humanity.
“We cannot care for the baby.” Mis.
Goinez said. when, ao-ompanied by he.-
husband, "he appeared at central po
lice headquarters at 8:30 Saturday
morning, carrying the baby in her arms.
She then related the circumstances of
the finding of the child.
“You understand,- Mrs. Gomez add
ed. while at tbe station, "we have reven
children of our own and we cannot
afford to care for more."
Police Sergeant Poliau eummoutsi
agents of the San Antonio Human* So
ciety and the baby was taken in cbarg'
by them.
The identity of the parents of tk*
deserted child, police say, is • mys
tery.
Memphis. Tenn.. Jan •-—Police her*
were notified that a negro answering
to tho description of tbe on* want- d
for an attack on a whit* woman n*ar
on* of *he city parks b»r« Tuewliv
night, was being held by the authori
ties at Dora. AU.
Twelve Die In ExploMß.
Sofia. Jan. Twelv* perron* u*r*
killed and forty injured in »n evr’«*
of old shell* at th* —tabli’hoirnt or
a junk dealer. Many persons are
missing.
NE
Negro Suspeet Held